To kill a mockingbird
question 1

who is mr. gilmer?
a
he is the prosecuting attorney at the trial.

b
he is the editor of the maycomb tribune.

c
he is the judge presiding over the trial.

d
he is the maycomb county sheriff.
question 2

who is mr. taylor?
a
he is the editor of the maycomb tribune.

b
he is the maycomb county sheriff.

c
he is the prosecuting attorney at the trial.

d
he is the judge presiding over the trial.

question 3

why is the location of mayella's bruises important evidence?
a
the weapon that caused the bruises required someone to use both hands.

b
the bruises prove she was assaulted by someone who is most likely left-handed.

c
the bruises prove she was assaulted by someone who is most likely right-handed.

d
the bruises indicate that she fell, face first, through the window.
question 4

why is tom's handicap important evidence in his defense?
a
his left hand was caught in a cotton gin and is now useless.

b
his right hand has no fingers as he was born with this deformity.

c
his left arm was caught in a plow and was amputated at the elbow.

d
he was burned in a fire when he was a child and has only one arm.
question 6

what do scout and dill learn from mr. dolphus raymond?
a
adults can sometimes be just as cruel as children.

b
how to sneak into the balcony at the courthouse so they can watch the trial without being seen.

c
sometimes, adults pretend to be something that they are not.

d
the maycomb tribune prints false news.

question 7

what is the verdict in tom robinson's trial?
a
the verdict is guilty.

b
the verdict is not guilty.

c
it ended as a mistrial.

d
none of the above.

question 8
in addition to the examples in the lesson (scout and miss caroline, jem and mrs. dubose, dill and his parents, tom robinson's trial), what is another example portraying the theme of loss of innocence in the novel?

write your response in 3 to 5 complete sentences using a specific example from the novel.

question 9
the mockingbird is a motif symbolizing innocence and beauty in the story. identify one character who could be considered a mockingbird in the novel.

write your response in 3 to 5 complete sentences using a specific example from the novel.